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6. Sound Settings
Figure 6.1.: The sound settings screen
The sound settings menu offers a selection of sound settings you may change to cus-
tomise your listening experience.
6.1. Volume
This setting adjusts the volume of your music. Like most professional audio gear and
many consumer audio products, Rockbox uses a decibel scale where 0 dB is a refer-
ence that indicates the maximum volume that the player can produce without possible
distortion (clipping). All values lower than this reference will be negative and yield a
progressively softer volume.
Values higher than 0 dB are available and can be used
to raise the volume more than would otherwise be possible. These volume levels will
ordinarily lead to distorted sound, but might work nicely for music that has an other-
wise low volume level. The volume can be adjusted from a minimum of -100 dB to a
maximum of +12 dB.
6.2. Bass
This setting emphasises or suppresses the lower (bass) frequencies in the sound. A
value of 0 dB means that bass sounds are unaltered (flat response). The minimum
setting is -12 dB and the maximum is 12 dB.
6.3. Treble
This setting emphasises or suppresses the higher (treble) frequencies in the sound. A
value of 0 dB means that treble sounds are unaltered (flat response). The minimum
setting is -12 dB and the maximum is 12 dB.
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